This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

GENEVA, June 3 (UNHCR) - How do you grow trees in a desert camp? Cook with a handful of firewood? Wash, drink, bathe and cook with scarce water? These are among the many challenges facing the UN ...

Pupils from Lion Hill Primary School, in Nakuru, joined staff from Sarova Woodlands Hotel in a plastic waste cleanup to mark World Environment Day on June 5, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] On June 5 ...

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated 11 million tonnes end ...

June 5th is International Environment Day, established by the United Nations in 1972 to call attention to issues involving the environment. The idea promised us a brighter future, a cleaner world, and ...

Every year, World Environment Day reminds us of the role we each play in protecting the earth we call home and for Lafarge Africa Plc, it is a serious responsibility. This year, the company ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 5 June 2001 Today is ...